Confrontion Chapter 3:
Recap:
My mind was blissful, but the dark thought of confronting Edward lingered in the back of my mind.
I spent the rest of the evening with Jacob curled up in his arms, sitting on his balcony. His warmth calmed my anxiety. I didn't know if I could confront Edward with my decision. I thought I loved Edward, but he was just a figment of my imagination of what I wanted him to be. Edward may have been beautiful, but did not have the warmth that could ever amount to Jacob's.
I stretched and yawned slowly and drowsily got up to leave. If I was going to tell Edward, it was best to do it quickly. Suddenly, Jacob wrapped his arm around me, turning me back towards his hot body. He gave me one last passionate kiss that seemed like it would last forever. He cupped my face in his hands and slowly dropped them to my waist. I broke away from his grasp and turned towards the door with a single tear streaming down my cheek.
The drive back to Forks quickly ended. As I drove up to Charlie's house, I spotted a shiny, silver Volvo that glistened in the darkness of the night. My mind was racing, I resonated the words over and over again in my mind Edward. Edward. Edward. I froze for a minute, processing what I had just seen. I shivered with anxiety as I got out of the car, knees trembling. I forced myself to move towards the front door of my house. I shakily reached for the doorknob and released, I tried to turn away. The door opened with the one fluid movement, to see Edward. He gave me a familiar, crooked smile and pulled me towards his cold and carved chest giving me a soft kiss on the cheek.
I choked on the words I so desperately needed to tell him, but seeing the way he looked at me, his golden eyes meeting mine made it difficult to speak. I forcefully spoke, " I'm sorry."
His crooked smile quickly dissipated into a look of bewilderment. Edward broke the silence by saying, "How's Jacob?"
The question caught me off guard as I thought of an adequate response.
" He's fine…he is doing a lot better and healing quicker…." I looked back up at his puzzled face seeing that he could tell that there was more to it.
We stood in the doorway for a few more moments when suddenly, Charlie came out to meet us.
"Hey Bella, did you have fun at Jacob's?" he inquired.
"Fine." I managed to mumble.
" I'll be right back. I have something I need to do." I turned to return to my car, but Edward reached for my arm and questioned. " Can I take you?"
I spoke a little fast and tersely, " No. I rather do this on my own. I'll be back soon. I'll meet you at your house."
I could feel his eyes on my back as I struggled to hold myself together. I hopped into my truck and the engine roared to life. My truck sped past Charlie's house and headed towards its next direction, the beach.
I had to pull over to one side of the road, my tears blinding me.
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